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New York Times:
Live Updates: Stephen Miller to Replace Susie Wiles as Trump's Chief of Staff — Mr. Miller, a domestic policy adviser, has driven the administration's immigration crackdown. The staff shake-up follows sweeping losses for Republicans in the midterm elections. — Here's the latest.
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Phillips P. OBrien / Phillips's Newsletter:
Trump is going Full Putin with the Miller Appointment — Are you ready Democrats? — ∙ Paid — So we have our first big personnel change in the Trump administration since the midterm election disaster for the GOP. It is both notable and pretty freaking dark.
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Megan Messerly / Politico:
Stephen Miller will replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff … President Donald Trump announced in a Truth Social post Friday afternoon that chief of staff Susie Wiles is leaving her post and will be replaced by deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller.
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Kathryn Watson / CBS News:
Trump installs Stephen Miller as White House chief of staff, replacing Susie Wiles — Washington — President Trump announced Friday that Stephen Miller will replace Susie Wiles as White House chief of staff, the most significant shakeup of his team since Republicans' losses in the midterm elections.
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J. David Goodman / New York Times:
Houston Police to Stop Alerting ICE During Traffic Stops — Mayor John Whitmire has instructed Houston police to stop notifying immigration agents when they encounter someone without legal status during routine street stops. — The stunning wave of Republican defeats is already having an effect in Texas.
Washington Post:
Stephen Miller is named new White House chief of staff as Susie Wiles departs — The staffing shake-up comes as Trump remains angry over Tuesday's midterm losses, and it means his policy agenda will probably move further to the right. — SummaryLoading...
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New York Times:
Trump Chief of Staff Accused of Blocking Healthy-Food Policies to Attract Donations
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The Guardian:
Democrats blast Trump's decision to appoint Stephen Miller as chief of staff in wake of Republican midterm rout - live
Democrats blast Trump's decision to appoint Stephen Miller as chief of staff in wake of Republican midterm rout - live
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Steve Benen / MS NOW:
Trump could've learned lessons from the midterms. Instead, he promoted Stephen Miller.
Trump could've learned lessons from the midterms. Instead, he promoted Stephen Miller.
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Hillary Busis / Vanity Fair:
What Will Trump Do When He Runs Out of Women to Fire?
CNN:
Stephen Miller replacing Susie Wiles as chief of staff as Trump grows furious with midterm results, sources say
Stephen Miller replacing Susie Wiles as chief of staff as Trump grows furious with midterm results, sources say
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Rob Crilly / Washington Examiner:
The inside story of Trump's election night fury and Susie Wiles's frantic battle to survive
The inside story of Trump's election night fury and Susie Wiles's frantic battle to survive
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Rebecca Beitsch / The Hill:
Democrats blast ‘dangerous’ elevation of Miller as refusal to learn from the election
Democrats blast ‘dangerous’ elevation of Miller as refusal to learn from the election
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G. Elliott Morris / Strength In Numbers:
Turnout among Black voters surged in the Deep South — Editor's note: I just wanted to express my gratitude again to all of you for being part of Strength In Numbers this midterm cycle. There's a lot to celebrate in terms of this publication's Value Above Replacement this year …
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Tom Schaller / Public Notice:
The midterms' most deserving losers — Public Notice is proudly celebrating 5 years of independent journalism. Support our work by becoming a paid subscriber ⬇️ — 👊 Subscribe to PN 👊 — Donald Trump and his MAGA cult were the biggest losers in Tuesday's midterm elections.
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Associated Press:
Latino voters swing left in midterm elections, lifting Democrats to big wins in Texas and nationwide
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Paul Blumenthal / HuffPost:
Trump's Redistricting Plan Was A ‘Complete And Utter Disaster’ — And The Fallout Isn't Over
Trump's Redistricting Plan Was A ‘Complete And Utter Disaster’ — And The Fallout Isn't Over
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New York Times:
U.S. Attorney Who Oversaw Centerpiece of Trump's Revenge Campaign Resigns — Jason Reding Quiñones joins what is expected to be a succession of departures at the Justice Department after the midterm elections, including that of the leader of the national security division.
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Sarah N. Lynch / CBS News:
Top lawyer in DOJ's National Security Division abruptly resigns
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Reuters:
Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production after years of poor sales in few markets — Tesla (TSLA.O) will wind down Cybertruck production at its Texas gigafactory around mid-2027, CEO Elon Musk said on Friday, after years of persistently weak sales for a futuristic model once touted as a rival …
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New Republic:
Transcript: Trump Shivs Hegseth in Weird Aside as GOP Knives Come Out — The following is a lightly edited transcript of the November 6 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here. — Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network.
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Josephine Walker / Axios:
Colom's Senate cliffhanger puts Mississippi voter rolls under microscope — Americans on both sides of the political aisle are watching the nail-bitingly close Mississippi Senate race, where a controversial voter-roll cleanup has come under scrutiny after some voters reported problems casting their ballots.
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Evan Reynolds / New York Times:
Democrat Maintains Lead in Mississippi Senate Race After Latest Vote Reports
Democrat Maintains Lead in Mississippi Senate Race After Latest Vote Reports
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Stuart A. Thompson / New York Times:
How Accurate Were Prediction Markets at Picking Midterm Winners? — Heading into Election Day, Republicans appeared likely to hold on to South Carolina's Senate seat. Senator Darline Graham was running to succeed her older brother, the late Senator Lindsey Graham, for a full term, and she had received President Trump's endorsement.
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Jordain Carney / Politico:
Chris Murphy released from hospital after stroke — Sen. Chris Murphy announced Friday that he has been released from the hospital after suffering a stroke last week but will miss “several weeks” of Senate votes while he continues to recover. “The doctors are very encouraged by the progress I've …
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US Department of Justice:
Thomas Wayne Markle Arrested on Federal Complaint Charging Him with Possessing Sexually Explicit Images of Himself with Minor Girls — For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California — LOS ANGELES - A Florida man was arrested today on a federal criminal …
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Andrew Solender / Axios:
House Democrats “inundated” with anti-Jeffries calls — Democratic House members and members-elect are being bombarded with phone calls and emails urging them not to elect Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) as speaker, more than a dozen lawmakers and aides tell Axios.
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The Washington Sun:
Progressives Revive Vietnam-Era Strategy to Defund Iran War — Some lawmakers want to force a confrontation with Trump now, but Democratic leaders have not committed to acting before the party takes control in January. — Copy — Progressives are pressuring Democratic leaders to use …
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Calen Razor / Politico:
Capitol agenda: Shutdown fight coming sooner than you think
Capitol agenda: Shutdown fight coming sooner than you think
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Daniela Desantis / Reuters:
Paraguay Senate votes to impeach President Peña — Paraguay's Senate on Friday voted to remove President Santiago Peña from office over his connection to the collapse of local bank ueno, which sparked a political and financial crisis and froze access to millions of accounts.
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Wall Street Journal:
White House Weighs Executive Order Attaching Terrorist Label to Some Nonprofits — The order, which hasn't been finalized, would immediately suspend groups' tax-exempt status — WASHINGTON—The Trump administration is considering an executive order that would list some nonprofit organizations …
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Julianna Bragg / Axios:
Ex-RFK Jr. adviser alleges Trump admin corruption prompted resignation … He is one of the first former administration members to speak out about his time in the executive branch. … - “Particularly in many cases to enrich their families,” he added.
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The Washington Sun:
How Stephen Miller's Fixation on Minnesota's Somalis Became a Full-Scale Crackdown — The new White House chief of staff has spent the last year moving the federal government against one community in one state. — Copy — Stephen Miller was on a quest.
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Paul Waldman / MS NOW:
Jon Ossoff's merciless strategy paid off. Other Democrats should take notes. — Victory speeches from winning candidates usually follow a similar script: Thank the family, staff and volunteers; riff on how inspiring the campaign was; remind people of the hard work ahead …
San Francisco Chronicle:
Exclusive: ICE investigated how dozens of detainees died. The findings are ‘damning’ — When Huabing Xie told detention staff at an ICE facility in California that his chest hurt, neither of the supervising medical providers on site evaluated or treated him. Nearly two hours later, he died of a heart attack.
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